Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully!"
"Blue reward obtained: Enhanced martial arts manual 'Vajra Indestructibility' from the wuxia dimension. Please select an alien transformation to enhance!"
Vajra Indestructibility?!
Asher's eyes widened in recognition. As someone who'd grown up consuming Chinese media in his previous life, he knew this legendary defensive technique well, one of the most renowned body-strengthening methods in all of martial arts fiction.
Not only could it provide incredible defensive capabilities, but it would transform his body to be as hard as diamond, creating bones stronger than steel!
"Enhance Four Arms!"
Without hesitation, Asher selected the alien hero to receive the upgrade.
This martial art was perfectly suited for a powerhouse transformation like Four Arms, a fighter who specialized in raw physical dominance!
This marked the second enhancement Four Arms had received, the first being the devastating Baji Quan techniques.
The process mirrored what had happened when he'd acquired the Baji techniques. Four Arms' consciousness was drawn into a mental realm where he found himself standing before a massive waterfall. A solitary figure stood beneath the cascading torrents, enduring ten years of relentless tempering until golden light emanated from his body so brilliantly that even the waterfall's white curtain couldn't obscure it.
The figure emerged from the waterfall, water streaming from his frame.
He turned to face Four Arms directly.
That person was a phantom of Asher himself!
Four Arms' consciousness snapped back to reality, but his eyes now held traces of unwavering perseverance, as if he had personally been the one training beneath that waterfall for a decade!
Vajra Indestructibility had been mastered completely.
"Why do I get the feeling Four Arms looks different somehow? Stronger, maybe." Max studied the transformation standing before him, instinctively taking a few steps backward. The sense of overwhelming pressure radiating from Four Arms seemed to have intensified significantly.
"Well then, I'm off!"
Having fully integrated the Vajra Indestructibility technique, Four Arms didn't waste another moment. After leaving that brief announcement, he charged forward like a crimson rhino, protecting his head with all four arms as he crashed through the rear wall of Times Square!
BOOM!
The supposedly reinforced wall might as well have been made of cardboard. The massive bulk of Four Arms smashed straight through it, drawing everyone's attention in an instant!
Debris and smoke from the collapsed wall shrouded his powerful frame. Through the haze, only the shadow of a prehistoric beast could be seen!
His timing couldn't have been better.
The light from Ben's armor had just faded. If Four Arms had arrived even seconds later, Ben would've been caught in a concentrated barrage of enemy fire. The consequences would have been catastrophic.
"Your opponent tonight is me, Four Arms!"
The Tetramand's rumbling voice cut through the chaos as he slowly emerged from the smoke cloud. His sharp gaze swept across Kevin, Rojo, and every single enemy present with methodical precision.
All four of his fists clenched tight, wisps of steam rising from where his knuckles had heated the air through sheer friction!
He was practically burning to beat these bastards senseless.
"Asher, you're finally here!"
Kevin's attention immediately locked onto the crimson Four Arms. Looking at that familiar muscular figure, unpleasant memories flickered through his mind, memories of past defeats and humiliation.
The flame of revenge ignited in his eyes as he slammed his fists together. "Tonight, I'm washing away that shame!"
"Everyone, attack together! Don't give him any breathing room!"
"As long as we work together, we can defeat Asher!"
The voices of Vilgax and Rojo echoed one after another, the three villains reaching a tacit agreement to cooperate.
"Come at me together if you want, makes no difference to me!" Four Arms hammered his chest with one massive fist, producing a dull metallic CLANG like steel striking steel. The sound was impossibly heroic.
Perfect. He wanted to test exactly what his Vajra Indestructibility could do!
Crackle!
Kevin didn't waste words. His body erupted with crackling electricity and dancing flames as he charged toward Four Arms like a bolt of lightning. Everywhere he passed became illuminated by fire and electric discharge!
At the same time, Rojo, several tech-enhanced robbers, and two small combat drones also launched themselves at Four Arms' position!
Only one small drone remained behind, flying toward Ben instead!
Ben clenched his fists and stomped down on the approaching drone, nearly flattening it beneath his boot. "Big mistake underestimating him! You're going to end up worse than this tin can!"
Whoosh!
Four Arms took a deep breath, planted his feet, and adopted a defensive stance, which struck the attacking group as extremely strange.
When they processed what they were seeing, they grew even more excited.
If Four Arms wanted to play punching bag and just stand there defensively, well, they'd be happy to oblige!
"Vajra Indestructibility!"
In that instant, every muscle in Four Arms' body tensed like a coiled spring. His red skin began radiating bursts of dazzling golden light, transforming his entire form into something resembling an ancient Buddha statue. His skin color shifted to gleaming bronze, perfectly complementing the golden radiance of his muscles!
His muscles, his body, everything was shining!
What the hell kind of technique was this?!
Confusion flooded the expressions of Kevin and the others.
CLANG!
Kevin's electrified fists slammed into Four Arms' bronze-colored shoulders, producing a massive ringing sound like a hammer striking an anvil!
Four Arms' body didn't budge even a millimeter. He didn't feel the slightest pain.
Kevin's face twitched as he jerked his hands back like he'd been electrocuted. "My hands! They're killing me!"
His fists felt like they'd struck solid steel, the shock had sent stinging pain shooting through his arms!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The tech-enhanced robbers' punches and kicks caused their metal fists and the mechanical parts on their feet to simply break apart, exploding against their own bodies with sharp bangs and blowing chunks of their frames into scrap!
And the concentrated laser barrage from the small drones?
After striking Four Arms' body and triggering several small explosions, the smoke once again obscured his figure, but he didn't retreat even a single inch. The beams seemed to have absolutely no effect on him!
Whoosh!
Golden light pierced through the smoke like a beacon, dispersing the dark clouds instantly!
Four Arms stood there with veins bulging across his muscular frame. Every inch of his body had turned bronze, radiating an almost blinding golden luster that made it difficult to look directly at him.
The entire night seemed to reflect that golden aura, like light itself suppressing the darkness!
"What... what kind of weird trick is this?! I know this species doesn't normally glow, and they definitely don't have this kind of insane defense!!" Vilgax stammered. "Is this even a real Tetramand, or some kind of fake alien?!"
"Ahh, it hurts, it hurts!"
Kevin was still wailing while clutching his fists, barely able to stand. Cold sweat poured down his face.
His knuckles felt like they were fractured!
What did this even mean?
Four Arms' defense before had just made him feel like punching an immovable mountain. Now?
This wasn't a mountain.
It was a mountain made of pure steel!
"My turn now. Time to hit back!" Four Arms hadn't even needed to furrow his brow while enduring all those attacks without feeling any pain, but his tone carried obvious irritation.
BOOM!
One of his radiant fists swung toward a small drone hovering in the air. The golden halo around his knuckles instantly formed into a shockwave of pure kinetic force, blasting the distant robot into nothing but slag!
This time, instead of simply shattering into component parts, the drone was completely pulverized by the force of his punch!
Four Arms' lips curved into a slight smile of satisfaction.
This was the difference between having Vajra Indestructibility and not having it, both the offensive and defensive capabilities had skyrocketed!
With this new technique fully mastered, Four Arms was confident he could take on even more powerful enemies!
The night was still young, and there were plenty more fools who needed to learn this lesson.